China bird flu: Two men die in Shanghai

[alp227]

Source: BBC

Two men have died in the Chinese city of Shanghai, after contracting a strain of bird flu not previously known in humans, Chinese officials say.

The men, aged 27 and 87, both fell ill with the H7N9 strain in February and died some weeks later in March, Xinhua news agency reported.

A woman of 35 who caught the virus elsewhere is said to be critically ill.

It is unclear how the strain spread, but the three did not infect each other or any close contacts, officials say.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-21988423

[NutmegYankee]

2. Seriously?

Your comment on the tragic death of two people is "the world is over populated with humans"?

[itsrobert]

3. 2 out of how many billions?

life goes on.

However, some people may think this will lead to an epidemic. Which would be a way Mother Nature maybe trying to work and keep things in balance. Will man interfere? You bet we will.

[still_one]

5. bubonic plauge, polio, small pox, sorry, but MAN IS PART OF MOTHER NATURE, and if it

is within man's power to development vaccines or treatments that is called survival of the human race

[Comrade_McKenzie]

8. Pretty callous.

[DhhD]

4. Air bourne is a whole new ballgame. No human to human contact needed.

[still_one]

6. too early to tell. Regardless, even if it is spread through different host mechanisms it still

needs to be monitored

[FirstLight]

7. This is the same place where the dead pigs are in the drinking water...

UM, connection anyone?

Didn't the last headline about that disaster read that there were also dead ducks involved?

brace yourselves, I hate to say I told you so....

[Festivito]

11. Flues are known to start in the south of China, not the coast as I recall.

Interesting outcome after the dumping. I had not realized the dumping of pigs was near Shanghai.

[progressoid]

9. Aiiiiieeeee!!!!

It's the end of the world!

Sorry about the snark, nor do I mean to diminish the pain of those suffering, but the media frenzy over this will be likely be overblown again.

[alphafemale]

10. welcome to the latest We are All Going to DIE! thread.

The Well good cause people suck contingency is here already.